Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced long-promised changes to the rules for foreign land purchases and ownership in Australia. There are two key changes. First, the Foreign Investment Review Board…

The notion that Chinese buyers are pushing up house prices is a “zombie idea”
www.shutterstock.comOctober 13, 2014

Despite valiant efforts by commentators such as Bernard Keane and Michael Pascoe to slay claims that Chinese buyers are making it harder for ordinary Australians to enter the housing market, the notion…

With the world watching, Australia’s FTA with China is likely to be more about diplomacy than economics.
Parker Song/EPA/AAPOctober 5, 2014

The clock is ticking down to the end of year deadline Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has given for sign off on a free trade agreement with China. In this China-Australia FTA series we explore what…

We must address patchy data collection to get an accurate picture of foreign property investment.
ABSJuly 23, 2014

A large portion of commentary on foreign investment in Australia is based on scant data, as recent submissions to the inquiry into foreign investment in residential property show. At the moment it seems…

The government is seeking a free trade agreement with China by the end of the year, but concerns still remain about Chinese investment in Australia.
Daniel Munoz/AAPApril 9, 2014

As Prime Minister Tony Abbott shifts his Asian tour focus to China, it seems likely the threshold for formal approval on Chinese investment in Australia will be raised to A$1 billion. But any move to open…

Qantas is poised to receive some form of government assistance, but will it act in the national interest?
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